KMID : 0367020110230020160
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Journal of Korean Academic of Adult Nursing 2011 Volume.23 No. 2 p.160 ~ p.169
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Importance of and Influencing Factors on Nurses" Caring Behaviors for Elders with Dementia
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Kim Chun-Gill
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the importance of nurses¡¯ caring behaviors and to identify influencing factors on nurses¡¯ caring behaviors for elders with dementia.
Methods: Data were collected through questionnaires from 156 nurses in several demented elderly setting and analyzed by applying descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Scheffe-test, Pearson¡¯s correlation coefficient and stepwise multiple regression with SPSS/WIN 16.0.
Results: The average score for importance of nurses¡¯ caring behaviors was 3.55 and the ¡¯attentive to other¡¯s experience¡¯ factor was the highest level. The mean score of nursing professional value was 8.46 and job satisfaction, 3.86. Importance of nurses¡¯ caring behaviors had a significant positive correlation with nursing professional value, job satisfaction and nurse¡¯s age. Four significant variables influencing importance of nurses¡¯ caring behaviors were job satisfaction, nursing professional value, working area of nurses and cognition dysfunction of elderly.
Conclusion: With the results of this study, importance of nurses¡¯ caring behaviors can be improved by intervening the factors affecting this importance. Based on the findings of this study, further nursing practice and research for nurses¡¯ caring the elders with dementia should be focused on job satisfaction, nursing professional value, working area of nurses and cognitive dysfunction of elderly.
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KEYWORD
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Dementia, Nursing care, Professional, Job satisfaction
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